BRIDE Natasha Ighodaro laughed off anti-capitalist protests to get married at St Paul’s Cathedral yesterday, joking: “I’m about to become famous.”

Natasha and groom Nick Cunningham continued with their big day despite thousands of protesters who have set up camp in the shadow of the famous London monument.

The week-long demonstrations have forced St Paul’s to close for the first time since the Second World War and Natasha and Nick had to slip in through a side door rather than use the cathedral’s grand entrance.

But the happy couple refused to let the controversy ruin their plans and carried on despite being offered the chance to switch dates.

As she pulled up in a Rolls Royce Phantom 6, PR account manager Natasha gasped at the crowds and photographers gathered to see her defy the protests.

Natasha’s chauffeur told the Sunday Express: “I saw all the people waiting for her as I drove up to St Paul’s and asked ‘are you famous then?’ She smiled and replied ‘no, but I’m about to be’.”

Earlier, smartly dressed guests looked on bemused as they passed rows of tents and protesters, many in jeans and fleeces.

The couple sent a Facebook message to friends and family on Friday night reassuring them the wedding was still going ahead.

Natasha’s uncle, Michael Ukpoma, said: “She has been looking forward to this day for so long that she was not going to let anything stand in her way.”

Protesters stopped music and loudhailers during the service. More than 300 tents have been set up on the steps of St Paul’s, prompting The Right Reverend Graeme Knowles on Friday to close the cathedral on health and safety grounds.